When
you trying to activate Windows Server 2008 and got this error:
“Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b. DNS Name does not exist”
Actually Windows was looking for KMS server for the activation and when it did not find that, it threw error 0x8007232b.
I used following method to resolve the issue:
1. Right-click Command Prompt.
2. Click Run as administrator.
3. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
Microsoft has a KB article for resolving the issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826
“Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b. DNS Name does not exist”
Actually Windows was looking for KMS server for the activation and when it did not find that, it threw error 0x8007232b.
I used following method to resolve the issue:
1. Right-click Command Prompt.
2. Click Run as administrator.
3. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
slmgr
-ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
Note: In this command, the xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx placeholder represents your MAK product key.
4. Now
try to activate the Windows online, you will succeed. Note: In this command, the xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx placeholder represents your MAK product key.
Microsoft has a KB article for resolving the issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826
